Improvement in vegetable-cutters



J. 3mm. VEGETABLE-CUTTER.

Patented Jul y 4, 1876 .No.1'l9,507.

N.PETERS, FNOTO-UTHDGRAPNER. WASHINGTON, D C.

JOHN BEISER, OF OOVINGTON, KENTUCKY.

IMPROVEMENT IN VEGETABLE-CUTTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 179,507, dated July 4,1876 application filed April 12, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BEISER, of Govington, Kenton county, State ofKentucky, have invented an Improvement in Vegetable- Outters, of whichthe following is a specificaswaged up to form the cutters or knives.

My improvement consists in so constructing this form of avegetable-cutter that the knives will face in opposite directions fromthe middle of the plate, which feature enables me to cut a slice orslices from a vegetable at the return stroke as well as at the forwardstroke.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved cutter. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section of the same.

A is a sheet-metal plate, whose sides are bent or rolled around acontinuous bail, B, the bail being of such length that it extends beyondthe end of the plate A at b b, and forms handles for the operator tograsp in using, as shown in the drawing. The plate is slit laterallycrosswise far enough to leave a moderate. margin of metal on each sideadjoining its connection with the bail. The

plate A is then swaged in such a manner that the metal between any twocontiguous slits, while retaining its flat surface, presents an angle tothe original surface, one half projecting on one side, and the otherhalf projecting on the other side, of the plate, thus forming doubleblades or cutters a. These blades can be then sharpened up,and thecutter, although made of untempered metal to economize in manufacture,will, by reason of its increased capacity, (being afourfold cutter,)last as long as the ordinary tempered cutter of one blade, and costless. The blades are so directed that they face each way from the centerblade a, and form two distinct cutters, G D, on each side of the plate.

As shown in the drawing, the blades are all swaged so as to make uniformcuts; but it is obvious that the blades upon one side of the centerblade a may be more violently swaged than the other side, and take adeeper out in operation, and this being the case, the increasedadvantage of doing away with two cutters, or the necessity of adjustmentin the adjustable cutters, is avoided and should the cutters become dullby use, they, not being tempered, are easily sharpened.

I claim As a new article of manufacture, the hereindescribedvegetablecutter, having knives facing in opposite directions,substantially as specified.

In testimony of which invention I hereuntoset my hand.

JOHN BEISER.

Witnesses:

FRANK MILLWARD, J. L. \VARTMANN.

